Parliament of France
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The Parliament of France is the country's bicameral national legislature, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
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national legislature ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower |
authorizes taxation
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votes finance bills ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy |
President of the French Republic
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surface form:
President of France (National Assembly only)
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| canCreate | parliamentary commissions of inquiry ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticleDefiningPowers |
Constitution of the Fifth Republic
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surface form:
Title IV of the Constitution of France
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| constitutionalSystem |
French Fifth Republic
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surface form:
Fifth French Republic
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| electoralSystemLowerHouse | two-round system in single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralSystemUpperHouse | indirect election by an electoral college ⓘ |
| established | 1958 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
National Assembly of France
ⓘ
Senate of France ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
debate on public policy
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ratification of international treaties (in some cases) ⓘ representation of the French people ⓘ |
| hasJointSessionName |
Parliament of France
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Congress of the French Parliament
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| hasOfficialNameInFrench |
Parliament of France
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Parlement français
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| hasPower |
constitutional amendment (with Congress of Parliament)
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vote of no confidence in the government (National Assembly) ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.parlement.fr/ ⓘ |
| houseType | lower house and upper house ⓘ |
| jointSessionLocation |
Versailles
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surface form:
Palace of Versailles
|
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the Fifth Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
|
| legislativeFunction |
amends laws
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passes laws ⓘ votes the budget ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | National Assembly of France ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Palais Bourbon
ⓘ
Palais du Luxembourg ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | oversees the Government of France ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Parliament of France
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Parliament of the Fourth French Republic
Parliament of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the Third French Republic
|
| relatedInstitution |
Constitutional Council of France
ⓘ
Government of France ⓘ President of the French Republic ⓘ
surface form:
President of France
|
| renewalUpperHouse | one half every three years ⓘ |
| roleInGovernmentFormation | confidence of National Assembly required for government ⓘ |
| supervises | public policies ⓘ |
| termLengthLowerHouse | 5 years ⓘ |
| termLengthUpperHouse | 6 years ⓘ |
| typeOfStateStructure | semi-presidential system ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of France ⓘ |
| votingSystem | majority voting in each chamber ⓘ |
Referenced by (71)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senate of France
this entity surface form:
French Senate
this entity surface form:
Parliament of the Fourth French Republic
this entity surface form:
Parliament of the Third French Republic
this entity surface form:
Congress of the French Parliament
this entity surface form:
Parlement français
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
subject surface form:
Government of France
subject surface form:
Government of France
subject surface form:
Parliament of France
this entity surface form:
Parliament of the Fourth French Republic
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
Parlement français
this entity surface form:
Parlement français
this entity surface form:
French National Assembly (Palais Bourbon)
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Fourth Republic parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
subject surface form:
President of the Senate of France
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
National Assembly has final say in most legislative disputes
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appliesToInstitution
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Parliament of France
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this entity surface form:
French Parliament
subject surface form:
Conseil économique, social et environnemental
President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council
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Parliament of France
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this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
this entity surface form:
French Parliament
subject surface form:
Chamber of Deputies (France)
subject surface form:
Hemicycle of the French Senate
this entity surface form:
French Parliament